Antair Games An independent game developer blog

Not the most productive week ever, but I feel like I’m settling into a better working pattern again after the holidays.

Sneezies got a couple of new reviews that I haven’t posted yet. One from My World Of Handhelds, and another from iPhone Apps and Games. Sneezies is also a finalist in 4 categories of the 2008 Best App Ever awards, if you like it please vote, it only takes a few seconds, and you don’t need to register or anything.

The prize pool for the Great Indie Bake Off rose to $40 of iTunes credit, plus all the free games and apps and extras. The contest is still open, we’ll probably accept the final submissions the weekend of the 18th, and run the poll to pick the winner the following week.

Lesson learned from running a contest: make the entry conditions as clear as possible, this time around it might not have been clear that it’s open to everyone, including non-developers.

I started using FriendFeed to organize all my info. I also pruned my twitter list a little, removing a few non-followers, it’s amazing how much difference it makes to the feel of the stream when you lose people… like a disturbance in the force (probably not).

A couple of links I enjoyed around the web this week: Market Yourself An iParadigm, discusses the realities of marketing and it’s impact in App Store. Also, The indie game developer’s start-up cost, which takes a fun look at the potential costs of making independent games.